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Acupressure Points For Labor Pain Relief,

Labor Recovery, & Nursing

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How can acupressure possibly help with labor and delivery?

Acupressure can help encourage your body to enter into labor properly and
healthily by reducing the stress and healing the emotional and energetic problems
within your body that prevent delivery from occurring as it should.

By using acupressure points during your pregnancy and labor, you can boost your
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body's health as well as your psychological tolerance of the pain and stress of such
an emotional experience.

Utilizing an energetic healing art like acupressure can help you feel more connected
to your own body and to the body and spirit of your new child as you enter the new
period of parenthood.

Acupressure points can be used to reduce anxiety concerning your delivery, reduce
pain, reduce stress, and increase self-con dence.

Given that it's such an emotional event, there is no doubt in my mind that every
woman on earth would bene t from the soothing waves of emotional peace that an
energy healing technique like acupressure can produce within the body, mind, and
spirit.

Acupressure points to use for reducing labor pains

This rst section will detail the points you'll need rst along the pathway to
motherhood. The points in this section are for reducing the inevitable pains and
stresses of labor.

1. Gallbladder 21, at the top of the shoulder, near the neck.

For pregnant women, it is important that every touch with acupressure be done
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cautiously and with tender care. Use gradual pressure on this point to help relieve
the pain of childbirth.

This point is also useful for reducing nervousness and irritability.

You may also notice an increase in energy and relief of fatigue.

Finally, this point can help with shoulder tension, cold hands and feet, and poor
circulation in the extremities.

2. Bladder 27 - 34, the complete area at the base of the spine.

These points can all be used together to reduce menstrual cramps, and help relieve
pain and aches in the lower back as well as normal labor pains.

The best way to apply pressure to these points is to lay on your back and put your
hands at the base of your spine, in the area shown by the points. This will help relax
the pelvic area and uterus, which will reduce pain during your labor.

3. Large Intestine 4, on the hand between the thumb and index nger.

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Put pressure on this point by using the ngers on your other hand. This will help
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relieve constipation, headaches, toothaches, arthritis, and other types of regular old
labor pains.

4. Kidney 3, on the back of the heel of the foot.

As a warning, pregnant women should not stimulate this point excessively after the
third month of pregnancy. Stimulation during labor should be done gently and not
in great amount.

Using this acupressure point for labor pain will also help reduce swelling in the feet,
as well as ankle pain, along with even back pains and general fatigue.

5. Bladder 67, on the foot, on the outside edge of the little toe.

This acupressure point is recommended for women who are su ering from
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di culty during labor, including malposition of the fetus.

This point can also help reduce itchy skin and nasal obstruction.

Acupressure points for postpartum recovery

In this section, we'll look at acupressure points that are ideal for promoting recovery
and healing of the female body after she has given birth to a beautiful new human
being.

1. Conception Vessel 6, on the front of the torso, located two nger widths
below the belly button.

This pressure point helps restore weak abdominal muscles (weakened from labor),
and general weakness in the body.

It also helps reduce back pain and kidney pain, and helps relieve constipation and
gas.

This point helps restore normalcy to the sexual organs and reproductive system,
including a healing of problems with irregular vaginal discharge.

Finally, this acupressure point can help reduce insomnia for the weary mother.

2. Pericardium 6, in the middle of the forearm, slightly down the forearm from
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the wrist.

This pressure point, aside from just helping to reduce wrist pain, will also help get
rid of nausea and indigestion. That's great news someone who may su er from
morning sickness or postpartum nausea.

This acupressure point in the pericardium meridian also helps relieve general
discomfort associated with postpartum recovery, including insomnia, anxiety, and
heart palpitations.

3. Bladder 23 and Bladder 47, on the back, near your waistline.

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Don't press this point hard if you have serious back problems, especially disc
problems or broken bones. If your back is weak in general, use gentle pressure
instead of deep pressure to stimulate these pressure points.

This set of related pressure points will help you with all sorts of problems, including
general postpartum discomfort.

It will also help reduce lower back aches, fatigue, and sexual organ issues such as
impotency, urinary problems, and irregular vaginal discharge.

4. Bladder 48, on the lower back.

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This acupressure point for labor recovery will help relieve your pelvic tension.

It will also aid with expulsion issues such as weakness of the bladder, urinary
problems, constipation of the bowels, and even hemorrhoids.

It can also help with lower back pain, hip pain, and generation mental and
emotional frustration during postpartum recovery.

5. Stomach 36, on the front of the leg, below the knee.

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This acupressure recovery point will aid in strengthening your muscles after labor.

It can also help with stomach disorders, improve your digestion, and helps reduce
fatigue by boosting your metabolism.

6. Liver 3, on the top of the foot, between the big toe and the second toe.

Apply pressure to this acupuncture point on your foot to relieve yourself of cramps,
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headaches, fatigue of the eyes, and excess sweating around the body.

Acupressure points for health during nursing of babies

The following pressure points are intended to keep your body functioning healthily
during your months spent nursing your new child.

1. Lung 6, on the front of the chest/shoulder.

Apply pressure to this point to relieve di culty breathing, increase metabolism and
relieve fatigue.

This point will help with reducing tension and congestion in the chest, both lung-
related conditions to be treated by pressure on this lung meridian point.

This point can also help most other lung and breathing problems, including
coughing and asthma. It can also help loosen repressed emotions and give mental
clarity.

2. Stomach 16, on the chest.

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Use this point along the stomach meridian to relieve breast pain and lactation
problems.

It can also help with heartburn and chest congestion, as well as insomnia and
depression.

3. Pericardium 1, on the breast, just on the outside of the nipple.

This point will help restore your lymph glands to proper functioning.
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It can also treat breast pain, chest pain, and can help x an insu cient amount of
milk production during nursing.

4. Governing Vessel 24.5, the space between GV24 and GV25, right between the
eyes.

This point, known as the third eye point, is not actually an acupuncture meridian
point but is directly along a meridian and is between two other points. It is a famous
spot in many spiritual disciplines because of its connection with the third eye which
represents a gurative "spiritual" form of vision.

This spot is used to promote healing of breastfeeding di culties as well as

glandular imbalances.

This point also relieves hay fever, headaches, and eyestrain, as well as indigestion
and ulcer pain.

5. Conception Vessel 17, in the center of the breastbone.

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Applying pressure to this spot for nursing issues will help you relieve emotional
issues like nervousness, depression, hysterical emotions, and other unstable
emotional imbalances.

It may also help relieve chest congestion.

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